Consumers Energy recommends almost 400 MW of brand-new solar projects in Michigan

• Consumers Energy announced contracts to include almost 400 megawatts of clean energy from 3 Michigan solar projects in southerly main Michigan. The solar growths are part of the firm's Clean Energy Plan to significantly boost renewable resource, remove coal as a gas resource for power by 2025 as well as achieve net absolutely no carbon exhausts by 2040.

" Increasing clean energy for our clients reveals our dedication to being a pressure of adjustment for clean energy that benefits the people of Michigan and safeguards our planet," said Dennis Dobbs, Consumers Energy's VP of business project monitoring and ecological solutions. "Our partners in these projects are assisting us change the energy landscape as well as produce a cleaner energy future for generations to find."

Under the agreements, which are awaiting approval by the Michigan Public Service Commission, Consumers Energy would certainly have as well as operate one center, while acquiring power from the various other 2.

The brand-new solar projects, which would come online in 2023, consist of:

• The Washtenaw Solar Energy Project, a 150-MW project in advancement to be constructed by Invenergy prior to possession would certainly be transferred to Consumers Energy, which will certainly run the center near Ann Arbor.
• Jackson Solar, a project created by National Grid Renewables, where Consumers Energy would certainly purchase 125 MW of electrical power for two decades from the center, planned for Jackson County near Consumer Energy's headquarters.
• Grain City Solar, a 100-MW project created by NextEra. Consumers Energy would acquire electricity for 25 years from the center, intended in Calhoun County near Marshall.